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Hello everyone and especially to my Instagram followers! Today we are going to be taking a look at your own cars that have been sent to me on Instagram! Prepare to be informed, entertained and maybe a tad offended as we judge these cars based on their performance , specification , cool factor , and most importantly their cuteness . First up is Chris’ Range Rover LSE Auto . Performance-wise, it’s a 27-year-old Range Rover. However, you’d be surprised by the pickup of its 197hp 4.3 litre V8 which very nearly embarrassed my MX5 on one summer’s night. A solid 3.5/10. The specification of this car is simply gorgeous as dark green is always a perfect partner for any British classic. Its colour-matched wheels, luxurious lounge chair-filled interior and well looked after exterior give this LSE a score of 9/10 in the spec department. As for the cool factor, just look at it. Chris is younger than me and drives a borderline cruise liner for the road that he has restored by himself over a number ...

It’s essentially been two years since cars and coffee North East came back in full force and it’s been gravely missed. It’s the sort of event in which anything could turn up, from a Polski style Fiat or Lamborghini Countach to a 'stanced out' moped or Ferrari F12 Novitec N-Largo. There’s nothing quite like it in Ireland and so I was riddled with anticipation for 2021’s first cars and coffee at the Dundalk Institute of Technology. Entrants were slow to come through at first and initially you had some of the classics like a Bullet Style Mustang, Ferrari 348 and Nissan 240Z. Of course, being C&C North East, this Z had a V8 under the bonnet. Not sure what type but it certainly wasn’t standard! Some JDM legends started to roll through too with almost all bases covered. You had an R32 GTR, Toyota Chaser JZX100, Nissan Silvia S15, FD RX7, and of course an entire slew of MX5s.   It was a real joy to see all of these machines gather after many had spent two years in sheds gathering ...

If you’re from Northern Ireland and love cars, I wouldn’t blame you for feeling as if there’s close to a 0% chance of seeing anything remotely exotic or cool. Our weather is atrocious, our roads aren’t built for many of these cars and anyone driving around in anything remotely flashy will get hurled abuse by a gentleman driving a clapped-out Bora. However, Charles Hurst Ferrari’s Cars & Coffee proved that thought process to be extremely wrong on Saturday. Despite some drizzly weather and the fact that winter is closing in, a whole host of supercars made the trip to Belfast for a spectacular morning. Let’s talk about what happened… You were firstly greeted by a sea of red prancing horses. Everything from a new 488 Pista and SF90 to an older 348 and Testarossa. However, the Ferrari service area is where things really started kicking off. Up on the lifts included a Ferrari F12 TDF surrounded by a room of cars such as the 812 SuperFast and GTC4 Lusso in some gorgeous shades of blue. ...

(Image from autoevolution.com) Believe it or not   Shmee150 has bought a hypercar and instead of buying a Bugatti, Pagani, Koenigsegg, Ferrari F50 or McLaren P1, Shmee has gone out and splashed around $1.6 million dollars on the Zenvo TSR-S, a near as makes no difference 1200hp hypercar from Denmark. But why did he skip past all of those illustrious brands and what exactly will this car look like when he receives it. Let’s find out! (Image from Shmee150) First of all, let’s do a recap of the car. The Zero TSR-S is a highly updated version of the Zenvo Hypercar. You may remember the ST1 which had a rather unfortunate rep in the press as it became a little bit more orange than Zenvo wanted it to be. Think of that as like a Koenigsegg CCX. They then developed the TS1 which was the equivalent of an Agera and now they have Shmee’s car, the TSR-S. Like their version of the Koenigsegg Agera RS. Especially as it has many similar attributes. It’s got a very similar horsepower figure around ...